The Ogallala Aquifer — which serves as the primary water reserve for Kansas, Oklahoma, and six other states — could be depleted by the year 2060. When the legacy of small family farms meets industrialized society, something has to give. The Ogallala Road: A Memoir of Love and Reckoning chronicles Julene Bair’s quest to come to terms with this legacy — one where inheriting family land holds value, but also drains an important geographic resource. Bair highlights “an environmental crisis that, for most of us, remains unseen” in her powerful descriptions of the Great Plains, but also discusses making difficult choices, finding love, and creating the future she wants for herself.  A native of Kansas, Bair is also the author of One Degree West: Reflections of a Plainsdaughter.
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